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K. Krishnasamy
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Dr. K. Krishnasamy | |
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 Dr. K. Krishnasamy, former MLA, Puthiya Tamilagam Party founder and president | |
| Born | K. Krishnasamy 3 April 1954 Udumalaipettai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Physician, Politician. |
| Political party | Puthiya Tamizhagam Party |
| Spouse(s) | Chandrika |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Karuppusamy Thamarai Ammal |
| Website | http://ptparty.org/ |
Dr. K. Krishnasamy is a physician, social worker and an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He founded the Puthiya Tamilagam party in 1999[1] and as a Janata Party candidate was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Ottapidaram constituency in 1996 election & 2011.
Controversy
When Krishnaswamy was asked at a press conference in May 2019 about his stance in the Bhartiya Janata Party's projects, including NEET and hydrocarbon exploration and the explanation for his failure in Tenkasi elections, Krishnaswamy claimed that the journalist who asked the question had further intentions and proceeded on to ask him what caste the journalist belonged to.[2] When asked why the journalist's caste was discussed when he was just doing his job of posing questions, Krishnasamy said, "The reporter kept repeating the same question. What's wrong with asking for one's caste? Is there no caste among all of you? "This led to a heated debate between him and the mediapersons, causing a controversy.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 'Dalit stir' may divide TN voters
- ↑ "Chennai: Dr K Krishnasamy asks scirbe to identify his caste". Deccan Chronicle. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ↑ "Krishnasamy loses cool at press meet, asks journalist his caste". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ↑ கலிலுல்லா.ச. "`நீ எந்த ஊரு.. எந்த சாதி?' - கிருஷ்ணசாமி செய்தியாளர் சந்திப்பில் சர்ச்சை!". vikatan.com (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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